Story of a "Hatchet" Review

[jetpack_monkey]

This afternoon: I write my review of Hatchet. I spend a good three hours on it and by the end, I'm convinced it's the very best review I have ever written. Ever. I'm so convinced of this that I'm tempted to post it without midnightfae's editing prowess, but I know that this is foolhardy, so I wait.

This evening: midnightfae assures me it is a very good review indeed and then spends an hour slicing it to ribbons. Every note she makes is completely valid and thoughtful, but my baby is all marked up with non-threatening blue notes when all is said and done.

Later this evening: I spend another hour rewriting the review to incorporate midnightfae's suggestions (or circumvent them by taking a different approach to the same material). While I am disabused of the notion that this is my defining work, the review that results from my rejiggering is much more badass.

Half-an-hour ago: I post my review. Enjoy.

Comments

[bitterbyrden.livejournal.com]

Semi-unrelated, although completely related to you:

With films like The Sure Thing, Say Anything and High Fidelity, Cusack developed a knowing, slightly nerdy screen image that was a forerunner of what Seth Rogen is flogging in Knocked Up. In these movies, Cusack became a symbol of hope, both for those men who figured it might not be so bad being a nerd after all, and for those women who found themselves dating one. "I'm aware of the affection those characters inspired," he says. "I feel close to Lloyd in Say Anything. He was like a super-interesting version of me. Only I'm not as good as him. Whatever part of me is romantic and optimistic, I reached into that to play Lloyd. Of course, now it's all gone. Now I'm just bitter."

From here:
http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2158990,00.html

Made me think of you. Not the bitter part.

[jetpack-monkey.livejournal.com]

I've been meaning to reply to this for a couple of days now.

I really loved this article. Thank you.